Sac State’s choir concert to showcase a West Coast premiere

Choir director Donald Kendrick and the Sacramento State women's chorus rehearse "Jubilate Deo" at Sac State on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Kendrick will host his final concert on Saturday, May 12 at 8 p.m. at the Sacramento Community Center Theater.

Clarissa Pacheco - The State Hornet

Choir director Donald Kendrick and the Sacramento State women's chorus rehearse "Jubilate Deo" at Sac State on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Kendrick will host his final concert on Saturday, May 12 at 8 p.m. at the Sacramento Community Center Theater.

Clarissa Pacheco - The State Hornet

Clarissa Pacheco - The State Hornet

Choir director Donald Kendrick and the Sacramento State women's chorus rehearse "Jubilate Deo" at Sac State on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Kendrick will host his final concert on Saturday, May 12 at 8 p.m. at the Sacramento Community Center Theater.

After teaching at the University for 33 years, Sacramento State choir director Donald Kendrick will host his farewell concert at the Sacramento Community Center Theater on Saturday at 8 p.m.

The concert will showcase the Sac State men’s chorus, women’s chorus, the University chorus, the Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra, and the Sacramento Children’s Chorus, all of which are directed by Kendrick.

“With the adults and the orchestra, there will be over 325 people on the stage,” Kendrick said. “It will be quite a big production. That will be the last time all my students will sing with me as part of the Sac State choir.”

The concert, Praise and Jubilation, will consist of three pieces, “Jubilate Deo,” “Te Deum” and “Ancient Airs and Dances” and will also feature performances by three soloists: Rachel Songer, Anne-Marie Endres and Shawn Spiess.

The West Coast premiere of the “Jubilate Deo” is about an hour long and will be performed during the second half of the concert.

The piece includes seven sections and eight different languages, according to Kendrick. Among them are Latin, Hebrew, Mandarin, Zulu, Spanish and English.

“It’s just a joyful, joyful, beautiful piece with all special effects and [it is] glittering and majestic as well as soft and serene and really touching,” Kendrick said.

Sacramento State choir director Donald Kendrick will host his last concert before retirement at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Sacramento Community Center Theater.